> In which way is a /etc/passwd with hundreds of users less secure than a > smaller one? Do many hashes in one place magically reduce the overall > security?
It is not about the security of /etc/passwd, it is about you cannot ensure that hundred of users will use strong password, because you don't select theirs passwords, so at the end the security of your system depend of the password choosen by your users. -- Roberto E. Vargas Caballero
